Laddoos, tea, firecrackers in Kolkata mark Modi's swearing-in

Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) Firecrackers, laddoos and cups of hot steaming tea did the rounds across the eastern metropolis as Narendra Modi took oath as India's 14th prime minister Monday. Laddoos in a variety of flavours flew off the shelves...

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Police fired tear gas to break up clashes between Hindu and Muslim mobs in Narendra Modi's heartland of Gujarat on the eve of his swearing in as Prime Minister, officials said on Monday. Angry crowds set fire to several shops and vehicles and pelted stones at each other during the clashes in western Gujarat state's main city of Ahmedabad on Sunday night, police and fire...

Even after taking oath as the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today did not shift to the official residence of Race Course Road and is unlikely to do so in the next few days. The official residence was vacated by outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after Modi's swearing-in this evening. Sources said Modi will be shifting to the official residence only after May 30 as it needs...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath of office and secrecy in the swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, Modi’s supporters in Varanasi and across the country took to streets to celebrate. In Varanasi, from where Modi contested the Lok Sabha elections, his supporters marched down the streets and burst crackers to celebrate Modi becoming the 15th Prime...

Hours ahead of taking oath as India's next Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Monday thanked all those who will be viewing his oath-taking ceremony, and said their constant support and blessings meant a lot. "A big thank you to all friends who will be viewing the ceremony on TV and through social media. Your constant support and blessings mean a lot," Modi said in a tweet....

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) There was praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomatic initiative of inviting the South Asian neighbours, especially Pakistan, to his swearing-in ceremony. "Modi meeting Nawaz on his first day in office is one of the nicest surprises Indian politics has offered for decades," tweeted British historian and well known author William Dalrymple....

Calcutta, May 23 (PTI): West Bengal Chief minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee decided on Friday to send state Finance Minister Amit Mitra and party general secretary Mukul Roy to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister on May 26. ”A letter from PM-designate Narendra Modi to the chief minister inviting her to attend the swearing-in...

Delhi Chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met PM Narendra Modi and invited him for the swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan on February 14.
Arvind Kejriwal was accompanied by Manish Sisodia for his meeting with the Prime Minister.
In an audio message released on Thursday mor

He became Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001, promoted to the office at a time when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel had resigned, following the defeat of BJP in the by-elections. His tenure as chief minister of Gujarat began on 7 October 2001, and he is the longest serving Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat. In July 2007 he became the longest serving Chief Minister in Gujarat's history when he had been in power for 2063 days continuously. He was elected again for a third term on 23 December 2007 in the state elections, which he had cast as a "referendum on his rule".